Ruins and Shelters
“All of us lived in fear of the eminent bombing from America for a number of years, but exploring bomb shelters still became our favourite pastime.” Nellie Barg remembers her childhood in post-WWII Kiev.
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Phatty Girl
“In Trinidad, women want bigger breasts, bigger butts and stomachs that ripple with the slightest movement.” LaTroya Lovell comes to terms with her desire to be fat.
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Meet the Editors: Art
Our Meet the Editors series concludes with the art section. Varda Nisar knows the image speaks louder than the words, and Shameen Arshad gazes…
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The Kingdom of Fire and Clay
“The friction begins because of cultural differences that can be tricky to reconcile, but it’s clear to the audience that there are just as many striking similarities.” Arturo Desimone reviews the performance “The Kingdom of Fire and Clay”, featuring storytellers from Iran and Israel in the Netherlands.
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Meet the Editors: Nonfiction and Essays
Our Meet the Editors series gets real with the nonfiction/essays department. Constance A. Dunn is crafty yet ethical, Aaron Grierson has front row seats for the battle between fiction and nonfiction, Lilly Brown thinks we’ll never get over “the self”, Gimel Samera cites Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, Noah Klein talks about martyrdom and his novel, and Momina Mindeel struggles to find her true self.
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Meet the Editors: Poetry
The Missing Slate’s poetry editors talk about time, love and everything in-between in our Meet the Editors series.
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Spotlight Artist: Madyha Leghari
“Most of my work thus appears to be a monologue situated in an apparent state of silence that is both comforting and threatening.” Shameen Arshad talks to Madyha Leghari about reflection, contradiction and art school.
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Meet the Editors: Fiction
The Missing Slate’s fiction editors reveal their process, works of fiction that haunt them, and their editing vice of choice in our Meet the Editors series.
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Spotlight Artist: Zahid Mayo
“Zahid Mayo. Some painter in Lahore, a name I’d heard 6 years ago from an old friend in another lifetime…” Haseeb Ali Chishti talks to Zahid Mayo about art, humour and life.
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Meet the Editors: Maryam Piracha
“It isn’t dangerous. It’s more dangerous if we don’t do it; if we aren’t that platform.” Meet our editor-in-chief Maryam Piracha.
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